Pakistan, Oct. 14 -- October 11, 2025 marked a decisive moment in Pakistan's long struggle to secure its borders and protect its citizens. On that day, Pakistan's security forces struck and destroyed terrorist hideouts across the Durand Line, dismantling weapons caches and reclaiming contested forward positions. The operation reflected a decisive shift from passive tolerance to active pursuit of those who plan and execute attacks from Afghan soil. For a nation that has borne the cost of cross-border militancy for decades, this action was both justified and overdue.

For over forty years, Pakistan has stood as Afghanistan's most consistent ally in times of crisis. When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, it was Pakistan that shel...